Gallbladder rupture due to blunt abdominal injury is rare. There are few reports of traumatic gallbladder injury, and it is commonly associated with other concomitant visceral injuries. Therefore, it is difficult to diagnose traumatic gallbladder rupture preoperatively when it is caused by blunt abdominal injury. We report a patient who underwent laparoscopic cholecystectomy after an exact preo...

Blunt traumatic abdominal wall disruptions associated with evisceration (abdominal wall injury grade type VI) are very rare. We describe a case of large traumatic abdominal wall disruption with bowel evisceration and complete transection of jejunum and sigmoid colon that occurred after a 30-year-old male sustained run over injury to abdomen. Abdominal exploration and primary end to end jejuno-j...

Missed intra-abdominal injuries are among the most frequent causes of potentially preventable trauma deaths. The evaluation and management of abdominal trauma is dependant on multiple factors, including mechanism of injury, location of injury, hemodynamic status of the patient, neurologic status of the patient, associated injuries, and institutional resources.

HYPOTHESIS Focused abdominal sonography for trauma (FAST) is an unreliable method for assessing intra-abdominal injury in patients with seat belt marks. DESIGN Retrospective review of trauma patients with intestinal injury and seat belt marks during a 3-year period. Records were reviewed for patient demographics, FAST results, computed tomographic (CT) scan results, and operative findings. Th...

Traumatic pseudoaneurysm of the abdominal aorta is a life threatening and a rare condition in aortic injuries. Most lesions are caused by a penetrating injury and may not be detected during the first evaluation. The time interval from initial trauma to appearance of clinical signs and symptoms may range from a few days to many years, and there are only a few reports of delayed presentation. We ...

BACKGROUNDS/AIMS Traumatic pancreatic injury is rare and various surgical procedures can be applied according to the severity of injury. We reviewed our experience of pancreatic injury and investigated the clinical outcome. METHODS Fifty-six patients were treated conservatively or with surgery for pancreatic injury at the Department of Surgery, Korea University Medical Center of Korea Univers...

was a boy of normal development, who was fully conscious, who was not groaning with pain, but who preferred to sit in a cramped up position. Examination revealed no external evidence of injury, such as a scratch or discolouration due to bruising of a muscle. The patient could not indicate the exact position on the abdomen where he was kicked, but in the left epigastrium he pointed out a small a...

Gallbladder injury resulting from blunt abdominal trauma is rare, being found in only about 2% of patients who undergo laparotomy for abdominal trauma. Its small size and anatomic location-partially embedded in the liver tissue, surrounded by the omentum and intestines, and overlaid by the rib cage-provides good protection. Diagnosis can be difficult, and delay may result in the development of ...

Laser enucleation and morcellation of the prostate is an increasingly used surgical management of benign prostatic hyperplasia. However, it can cause several complications including capsular perforation, ureteral orifice injury, and bladder mucosal morcellation injury. Herein, we report a case of severe postoperative dyspnea caused by neglected massive intraperitoneal fluid collection during la...